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Teddy Roosevelt: “Hence the work of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute is a matter of the highest practical importance to both…”

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Hence the work of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute is a matter of the highest practical importance to both the white man and the black man, and well worth the support of both races alike in the South and in the North.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Roosevelt highlights the importance of the Tuskegee Institute for fostering cooperation and development between races.

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